Airbus launches Pilot Cadet Training programme 26 July 2018 In its latest Global Services Forecast, Airbus predicts that a total of 540,000 new pilots will be needed over the next two decades. To help meet this demand, it is launching the Airbus Pilot Cadet Training Programme, to include ab initio training. The programme is being […]
Scoot connects new routes using SITA technology 26 July 2018 Scoot, Singapore Airlines’ low cost carrier, has renewed its long-term communication network services with SITA as the airline continues to expand to new locations worldwide. SITA AirportHub is simplifying the way the airline connects its central IT systems to the airports in its rapidly-growing route […]
Gulfstream delivers G550 Medevac aircraft to China 25 July 2018 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation today announced it has designed and delivered a state-of-the-art G550 medevac aircraft which it says will revolutionise in-flight medical care. The modified G550 was delivered to the Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Centre during a delivery ceremony at Gulfstream’s headquarters in Savannah. […]
Boeing delivers first direct 737-800 to Jeju Air 23 July 2018 Boeing and Jeju Air celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first direct-buy Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft today during a ceremony at the Seattle Delivery Centre. With this delivery The airline will become the first low-cost carrier (LCC) in Korea to own and operate a Next-Generation […]
GA-ASI completes testing of arresting hook and HDD for MQ-25 23 July 2018 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Incorporated (GA-ASI) concluded performance testing of the arresting hook Hold Down Damper (HDD) for its proposed MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft for the US Navy. GA-ASI worked in collaboration with a team from GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business unit […]
Boeing forecasts unprecedented 20-Year pilot demand 23 July 2018 Boeing today released its 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook, projecting demand for 790,000 pilots over the next 20 years. This represents double the current workforce and the most significant demand in the outlook’s nine-year history. The demand is being driven by an anticipated doubling of the […]
First strike for Australia’s Poseidon 21 July 2018 The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon aircraft has successfully fired its first Harpoon missile during Exercise RIMPAC 18. The ATM-84J Harpoon missile was launched from the aircraft at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, off the coast of Hawaii. Minister for Defence, Marise Payne said the […]
G500 wins both Type & Production Certification from FAA 20 July 2018 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation today announced the Gulfstream G500 received both its type certification and production certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These certifications pave the way for the first completed G500 delivery to a customer as planned later this year. “Receiving […]
First BelugaXL successfully completes maiden flight 19 July 2018 The first of five BelugaXL aircraft to fly has landed at Toulouse-Blagnac, France at 14:41 hrs local time after successfully completing its first flight lasting four hours and 11 minutes. The crew in the cockpit on board this flight comprised: Captain Christophe Cail, Co-Pilot Bernardo Saez-Benito […]
Boeing, British Airways announce commitment for three 777s 19 July 2018 Boeing and British Airways today announced a commitment for three 777-300ER (Extended Range) aircraft. The airline will take the 777s on an operating lease with a leasing company. “We are delighted that British Airways, one of the world’s leading airlines, has again chosen the […]